Native+American+Rhetoric+Presentaion


 * __Chief Seattle And Chief Joseph__**

This Sacred Soil- Chief Seattle- 1854 Frame Questions- 1. What rhetorical devices are most important? How does this speech represent American Voice? What is his purpose for giving this speech/ what is he saying? How does he prove he knows his audience?

What rhetorical devices are most important? give examples Pathos- "day and night cannot dwell together...", "**It matters not where we pass our days..."** Why doesnt it matter? Because days are limited, but also because death is not the end.

Biblical Allusion- "Your God is not our God" Proof of knowing audience. Manifest destiny for example, proves religion is a primary component of Colonist life, so by using religion Chief Seattle is using something easily understood by his audience.

Anaphora- "every man..." This emphasizes the fact that every single piece of this land is meaningful to Seattle's people.

How is it American Voice?

While the tone is not in any way happy, it is not hopeless either. America is a land born through struggle. And the Native Americans were the first to endure such struggle, the struggle endured in the Revolutionary war, the civil war, and all conflicts. Chief Seattle's people are never really defeated, and neither is a true American.

Purpose= "It matters now where we pass our days because even though your God is not our god and we will soon die, the dead are not powerless on their sacred soil and therefore the white man will never be alone"